The president of the Worcester Railers Hockey Club announced that the newly created team will host its first ECHL home game this upcoming October.

The team received a unanimous vote from the league's 28 members Wednesday.

The Worcester Railers ECHL franchise was announced last February, and the club was named soon after in April.

President Michael Myers said he's excited to get the team playing in the 2017-18 season.

"It is nice to be officially official for the 2017-18 ECHL season," Myers said. "The Railers Hockey Club has made tremendous strides to get to this point and we feel like we have already become a part of the fabric of the city of Worcester."

The Railers will begin their home season at the DCU Center, but it is possible that they end up playing an away game before then.